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Eyewitness NewsMr Kofi Annan applauds Kenyans for commitment to democracyBusinessGhanaMr Kofi Annan, the Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, has applauded the people of Kenya for their commitment to democracy, which they demonstrated during their recent elections by turning out to vote enthusiastically. He also congratulated President ...Ex-UN chief Annan warns Kenyan leaders on rhetoricEyewitness NewsFormer UN Secretary General Kofi Annan congratulates Uhuru on his re-electionKDRTVKenya election: Raila Odinga to challenge result in courtBBC NewsThe Zimbabwe Mail -Journalducameroun.com - English - (press release) (registration)all 438 news articles »

Graphic OnlineAn inspiring purposeful afternoon with Kofi AnnanGraphic OnlineThe great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.” Kofi Annan's trajectory speak to the very essence of the spirit of Mfantsipim in its infant years when the intentional minded principal, Rev. R.A. Lockhart ...

Ghana News AgencyMr Kofi Annan applauds Kenyans for commitment to democracy ...Ghana News AgencyAccra, Aug. 13, GNA - Mr Kofi Annan, the Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, has applauded the people of Kenya for their commitment to democracy, which they ...and more »

For his recently published book, Indecision Points: George W. Bush and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Berkeley postdoc and wunderkind Daniel Zoughbie interviewed more than three dozen world leaders including Condoleezza Rice, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan.

A former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, and his wife, Nane, are collaborating with the International Potato Centre (CIP) to intensify a campaign on the consumption of sweet potatoes to improve the health of women and children less than five years.

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, has warned against growing food insecurity in Africa and urged the leaders and stakeholders to demonstrate strong commitment to deal with the problem.

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Dr. Ahorsu who is also senior lecturer at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and a research fellow at the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) is seeking to snatch the seat from incumbent MP Dr ...

Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, said on Thursday evening that he believes China's economy is still solid, and he doesn't agree that the financial crisis is just around the corner. Annan made such remarks when he was giving a ...

It is clear, however, that something needs to change: efforts by the UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura have gone no further than the work of his predecessors, Kofi Annan and Lakhdar Brahimi. Talk of “freezing” front lines evaporated long before the ...

In 2000, Kofi Annan, in his capacity as UN Secretary-General, authored the report "We the Peoples" on the role of the United Nations in the 21st Century and he posed the following question: If humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault ...

In 2000, Kofi Annan, in his capacity as UN Secretary-General, authored the report “We the Peoples” on the role of the United Nations in the 21st Century and he posed the following question: If humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable ...

Posted on 25 August 2015 | 6:45 pm

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Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan launched a commission Thursday to tackle drug trafficking in West Africa as the region increasingly becomes a stopover point for cocaine and marijuana shipments from the Americas to Europe.

Kofi Annan's time as a would-be peacemaker among Syria's warring parties is over, and he quietly exited the role Friday having failed to end the conflict in the Arab state. Now the task falls to another veteran U.N. diplomat, Lakhdar Brahimi.

Former Algerian foreign affairs minister and longtime U.N. official Lakhdar Brahimi is a strong candidate to replace former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria, diplomats said Thursday.

Kofi Annan said “And of course there are alternative sources of protein. For example, raising insects as an animal protein source,” Annan said. “Insects have a very good conversion rate from feed to meat. They make up part of the diet of two billion people and are commonly eaten in many parts of the world.”
“Eating insects is good for the environment and balanced diets,” Annan said.
Will you be doing your part to save the environment by consuming more insects instead of meat?

I want a short biography of his. But the main thing I want is a description of what he did to contribute to world peace.

Posted on 13 November 2009 | 12:36 pm

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